a question about rep points - positive or negative?

Sarpedon · Apr 7, 2008

How do I tell if the rep is positive or negative? I've got a few with no or ambiguous comments on them, and I've got so much that I can't tell from the total anymore.

DeleyanLee · Apr 7, 2008

Check your total rep points at the top of the comment area.

Sarpedon · Apr 7, 2008

Yes, I see that. I'm interested in which individual comments are positive and negative, or is there no way to tell?

sassandgroove · Apr 7, 2008

i dunno. I know I sometimes disagree with a person and tell them with a reppie, but I never send a negative reppie.

dpaterso · Apr 7, 2008

As far as I know there's no way to tell the difference between positive and negative reps. It's an option that just happened to come with the software, it wasn't deliberately activated so members could play rep point wars. I just read the messages, I don't keep track of my points total.

-Derek

Silver King · Apr 7, 2008

There is a way to tell, but are you sure you want to know?

If you go to the left of the reputation comment line, you'll see a small light blue box, all the way to the left. Right click inside the box and select "Properties" at the bottom of the drop-down menu. Highlight the first line (Location), and you'll see at the end of the line whether it's a positive or negative rep point.

My last one looks like this: pos.gif.

If yours says neg.gif, well you're in good company.

TrainofThought · Apr 7, 2008

Sarpedon said:
Yes, I see that. I'm interested in which individual comments are positive and negative, or is there no way to tell?

If you go to your post that someone repped you on, and click on the middle icon (scale) on your post, it will say ‘somewhat positive' for a positive rep. I’m assuming it would say ‘somewhat negative’ if you received a negative rep.

Don’t even think about giving me a neg rep, SK.

Jersey Chick · Apr 7, 2008

TrainofThought said:
If you go to your post that someone repped you on, and click on the middle icon (scale) on your post, it will say ‘somewhat positive' for a positive rep. I’m assuming it would say ‘somewhat negative’ if you received a negative rep.

Don’t even think about giving me a neg rep, SK.

Um... it does say that.

i know.

i got one once.

**sniff**

actually, I got two, from the same person, in the same thread. It was an off day for me. :Shrug:

Rolling Thunder · Apr 7, 2008

Did someone say they wanted a neg rep?

Matera the Mad · Apr 7, 2008

I don't seem to have any negs yet, but that's hokay. I haven't given any either. Don't put yourself to any trouble...

Jersey Chick · Apr 7, 2008

Bwahahaha

Actually, I've come thisclose, but never actually neg repped anyone either. Not even the person who did it to me.

I'm such a creampuff.

MelodyO · Apr 7, 2008

Heh, someone gave me my one and only negative rep point after one measly post in a Take It Outside thread. And that was the end of my adventures in TIO.

Silver King · Apr 7, 2008

MelodyO said:
Heh, someone gave me my one and only negative rep point after one measly post in a Take It Outside thread. And that was the end of my adventures in TIO.

I sent you a negative one to test the system. Is it working all right?

Sarpedon · Apr 8, 2008

Thanks guys!

nerds · Apr 8, 2008

I get LOLs, ROFLs, big grin smilies and happy faces. I'll assume those are all positive?

sassandgroove · Apr 8, 2008

Silver King said:
There is a way to tell, but are you sure you want to know?

If you go to the left of the reputation comment line, you'll see a small light blue box, all the way to the left. Right click inside the box and select "Properties" at the bottom of the drop-down menu. Highlight the first line (Location), and you'll see at the end of the line whether it's a positive or negative rep point.

My last one looks like this: pos.gif.

If yours says neg.gif, well you're in good company.

I didn't know that. I always assumed they were positive. I guess I'll leave it that way.

kristie911 · Apr 8, 2008

I've given a couple of neg reps but never recieved them.

I have to be really, really ticked off to give a neg. At least two of the ones I've given were to trolls who were later banned. I think I've only given one to a regular member but the post was personal and totally uncalled for. I'm not even sure now who it was!

Stew21 · Apr 8, 2008

SK's right. That's how I check mine.

Jersey Chick · Apr 8, 2008

What was worse was that I didn't know it was a neg rep at first - so I gave a positive one back, thinking the snarky comment was sarcastic. Then I found out it was a neg. I thought about neg repping back, just to take away the positive, then decided it soooo wasn't worth it.

sassandgroove · Apr 8, 2008

That's gives you the high ground, my dear.

Jersey Chick · Apr 8, 2008

That's what I told myself after the headdesk

Marian Perera · Apr 13, 2008

Silver King said:
There is a way to tell, but are you sure you want to know?

I was. Thanks for the info. Now I can be sure that I got a neg rep from someone who was later banned. I gave a positive rep with a snarky comment back. I'm not as nice as Jersey.

Maryn · Apr 13, 2008

SilverKing's method doesn't seem to work for all browsers. (I'm on Firefox and up to date.) The properties drop-down box doesn't include any .gif information. But clicking on the scale icon of the post that was repped works as promised.

Maryn, who's learned something new and declares her day concluded

Jersey Chick · Apr 13, 2008

I can't even find this properties box of which you speak.

but then again, i'm a techno-dolt. i need pictures and flow charts and all sorts of visuals...

Silver King · Apr 13, 2008

Maryn said:
SilverKing's method doesn't seem to work for all browsers. (I'm on Firefox and up to date.) The properties drop-down box doesn't include any .gif information...

I also use the latest version of Firefox. When you click on the light blue box to the left of the rep comment and select Properties, highlight the entire Location line, and the last part of the line will reveal if the rep is pos or neg.

That's pretty much repeating what I said upthread, but try it again and see if it works. You know I'd never steer you wrong.

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